This is the first in a series of posts that records the cases of ‘divided executive’ in countries with semi-presidential constitutions. I define a divided executive as the situation where the president and prime minister are from different parties but where the president’s party is represented in the cabinet. This is different from ‘cohabitation’ where the president’s party is not represented in the cabinet. Presidents classed as non-party cannot generate any periods of divided executive or cohabitation. All presidential and prime ministerial affiliations are taken from the relevant page of worldstatesmen.org.

Here is my list of divided executives in Austria (First Republic):

26 Sep 1929 - 30 Sep 1930

President - Wilhelm Miklas, CS

PM - Johann Schöber, SG

Cabinet - CS, GDVP, Landbund

Party abbreviations:

Christian Social Party (Christlichsoziale Partei - CS)

Greater German People’s Party (Großdeutsche Volkspartei - GDVP)

Landbund

Schöber Group (coalition of GDVP and Landbund)

Previous posts in this series:

Austria (First Republic)

Austria (Second Republic)

Burundi

Central African Republic

List of cohabitations